,i  #aaith ,,congress  #ast ,session    
,h4 ,r4 #fibb  ,,in ,,the ,,house ,,of  
,,representatives  ,december #bc1       
#bjbe,ms4 ,de ,la ,cruz introduced the  
following bill2 which was referred to   
the ,committee on the ,judiciary  ,a    
,,bill  ,to grant the ,secretary of     
,homeland ,security express statutory   
authority to issue ,employment          
,authorization ,documents to individuals
 granted deferred action under the      
,,daca policy1 thereby superseding any  
judicial interpretation or injunction   
that restricts such authorization4  #a4 
,short title ,this ,act may be cited as 
the ,texas ,dreamer ,work ,authorization
 ,act of #bjbe4  #b4 ,findings and      
purpose  7a7 ,findings ,congress finds  
the following3 7#a7 ,the ,deferred      
,action for ,childhood ,arrivals        
7hereinafter in this section referred to
 as ,,daca7 policy has allowed hundreds 
of thousands of individuals brought to  
the ,united ,states as children to      
contribute significantly to the economy1

 national security1 and communities     
across the nation4  7#b7 ,the granting  
of employment authorization to ,,daca   
recipients is critical to their ability 
to provide for their families1 pay      
taxes1 and utilize their education and  
skills1 benefitting the entire country4 
7#c7 ,recent judicial decisions have    
created uncertainty and an unequal      
application of the ,,daca policy1       
particularly by blocking the granting of
 work authorization for new applicants  
residing in certain jurisdictions1      
including the ,state of ,texas4  7#d7   
,it is the express intent of ,congress  
to ensure uniform and continued access  
to employment authorization for all     
eligible ,,daca applicants nationwide1  
including first-time applicants1 by     
providing clear statutory authority4    
7b7 ,purpose ,the purpose of this ,act  
is to grant the ,secretary of ,homeland 
,security express statutory authority to
 issue ,employment ,authorization       
,documents 7,e,a,ds7 to individuals     

granted deferred action under the ,,daca
 policy1 thereby superseding any        
judicial interpretation or injunction   
that restricts such authorization4  #c4 
,employment authorization for daca      
recipients ,section #bgd;,a of the      
,immigration and ,nationality ,act 7#h  
,u4,s4,c4 #acbd;a7 is amended by adding 
at the end the following new subsection3
  7h7 ,employment authorization for     
,,daca recipients  7#a7 ,in general     
,notwithstanding any other provision of 
law1 including any judicial order to the
 contrary1 the ,secretary of ,homeland  
,security shall authorize for employment
 any alien who is granted deferred      
action under ,,daca1 or any successor   
policy4  7#b7 ,new applicants ,the      
,secretary of ,homeland ,security shall 
ensure that each applicant for ,,daca   
who has not previously submitted such an
 application and who meets all other    
established ,,daca eligibility criteria 
7including any applicant residing in a  
jurisdiction previously subject to      

employment authorization restrictions7  
is eligible for and is issued           
authorization for employment            
concurrently with the grant of deferred 
action4  7#c7 ,,daca ,in this           
subsection1 the term ,,daca means the   
policy set forth in the memorandum of   
the ,department of ,homeland ,security  
entitled ,exercising ,prosecutorial     
,discretion with ,respect to            
,individuals ,who ,came to the ,united  
,states as ,children issued on ,june    
#ae1 #bjab4  4  #d4 ,effective date     
,this ,act and the amendments made by   
this ,act shall take effect on the date 
that is #ij days after the date of      
enactment4